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A Passion for Peppermint

December 9, 2009 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

I love chocolate and peppermint together, especially this time of year. I make my killer hot fudge sauce, posted here in my recipe archives, and serve it over ...

Fine Foodie Gifts

December 9, 2009 By Nancy Baggett 2 Comments

Have you ever noticed that people often give gifts they’d secretly like to receive? I do this myself, though I didn’t realize it for many years. I haven’t tried ...

Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen—Bars in Jars Chocolate Chip-Cranberry Bars

November 30, 2009 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

Thanksgiving always brings my first big burst of autumn kitchen activity. The beginning of December marks the start of the second stage, when I make ...

Welcome to KitchenLane! It’s a comfortable place where I create, thoroughly test, and photograph recipes for my cookbooks and blog. All my recipes are original, not adaptations from others. I trained as a pastry chef, so many offerings are desserts and baked goods. Some are also healthful, savory dishes I contribute to healthy eating publications. My recipes are always free of artificial dyes, flavorings, and other iffy additives, which I won’t serve my family—or you! Instead, dishes feature naturally flavorful, colorful ingredients including fresh herbs, berries, edible flowers, and fruits, many from my own suburban garden or local farmers’ markets. Since lots of readers aspire to write cookbooks, I also blog on recipe writing and editing and other helpful publishing how-to info accumulated while authoring nearly 20 well-received cookbooks over many years.